CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE (SCHOOL RENOVATION AND SEISMIC PROJECT)
Many parents have inquired about the construction timeline. While the Building Committee continues to refine the timeline with specific dates, we anticipate that the school will be closed one week earlier than usual for summer break. However, please rest assured that all CISVA Instructional Hour and Grade 7 Celebrations will not be affected by this change.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PANCAKE BREAKFAST
The Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast is this Sunday (January 26) after 8am, 10am, and 12pm masses. Breakfast is by donation and proceeds go to purchasing supplies for the parish group making rosaries.
2025 YOUTH PROGRAM
We are inviting anyone aged 16-23 to come join us for a program called ‘The Search’. Click here https://watch.formed.org/the-search to watch. We will meet on Thursdays for 7 sessions (Feb. 6th, Feb. 20th, March 6th, April 3rd, May 1st, June 5th) to have a meal, dessert, and share in meaningful discussions about life and death, sorrow and happiness, science and faith. Come discover how Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church have the most satisfying answers to all the questions and desires of the human heart.
So, keep your schedule open for this great opportunity starting on Thursday February 6th, 2025. You will meet new people your age and embark on an exploration of the Faith. We will meet in the music room in the church basement from 6:45 -8:15 P.M.
We really encourage you to bring a friend as it will be more fun that way. They don’t have to be from our parish, or even Catholic. THE SEARCH is for everyone. These sessions are all free, generously paid by the parish. If you would like to sign up click here. If you have any questions, please contact Mariana 604-700-3637.
SUPER BOWL PARTY Sunday February 9, 2025
The 3rd Annual Holy Cross Super Bowl party is on Sunday February 9th from 2:30 pm to 7:30 pm in the School Gym. Your $50.00 ticket includes snacks served throughout and dinner served at halftime. A full bar will be available throughout the game. (Admission will be limited to those aged 19+). Tickets are available at the Parish office and the School office.
MASS FOR THE SICK AND LUNCHEON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13 (hosted by the CWL)
The Mass and Anointing for the Sick will be celebrated on Friday February 13th at 11:00 am, followed by a luncheon in the Music Room. Please RSVP to the Parish Office (604-299-3814 ext 2) or email cwlholycross@gmail.com by Monday February 10th if you plan to attend the lunch.
2025 SUNDAY DONATION ENVELOPES
A reminder to pick up your 2025 Sunday donation envelopes from the Church lobby. Please do not use your 2024 envelopes and throw them out or recycle them as your 2025 envelope number may be different from your 2024 envelope number. If you don’t have envelopes and want to get a box for 2025, please email or call the Parish office.
Please write your name and address on your envelopes for the first few weeks of 2024 so that we can make sure we have your information up to date.
Also, if you have printed 2025 envelopes, please make every possible effort to use your printed 2025 envelopes.
HOLY CROSS SCHOOL GREAT GATSBY GALA-CELEBRATING 65 YEARS!
Our 65th Anniversary celebration, ‘Great Gatsby Gala’, will be held on Saturday, March 1st, 2025 in the School Gym. The evening will feature delicious food (catered by Grnhse at the Refinery), specialty drinks, silent and live auction items, dancing, and a whole lot more. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with dinner served at 7:15 p.m. Cocktail attire. Tickets are $100 per person and can be purchased at the School Office. We hope you will join us as Holy Cross School celebrates 65 years of Catholic education!
CWL MEMBERSHIP
Thank you to all CWL members who have paid their membership dues. It is not too late to join the CWL and/or renew your $45.00 membership – you can drop it off at the Parish Office or leave it in the collection basket at the front of the Church when you come for Mass. (Please make sure that you label your envelope CWL and if you are paying cash, put your name, address, phone number and email address on the front of the envelope.)
(You can also call the Parish office to pay for your membership with your credit card information).
COFFEE SUNDAY in February
Due to a conflict with the other event happening (Super Bowl) in the school gym, we are going to have Coffee Sunday on the third Sunday, February 16 after all morning Masses. We look forward to seeing you!
JUBILEE YEAR 2025
A Jubilee Year is celebrated by the universal Church every 25 years. This special year is dedicated to encouraging the faithful to embark on pilgrimages, repent of their sins, forgive others, and renew their focus on spiritual life.
A way to get involved during the Jubilee Year is to go on a local pilgrimage. Archbishop Miller has designated the following sites as local places of pilgrimage:
- Holy Rosary Cathedral, Vancouver
- St. Jude’s Parish and Shrine, Vancouver
- St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Agassiz, together with the adjacent Shrine of Santo Niño de Cebu
You are encouraged to go on a local pilgrimage with family and friends to these sites. By taking part in a pilgrimage to one of the three designated churches, you can obtain the Jubilee Indulgence. Learn more at https://rcav.org/jubilee-2025/participate#local-pilgrimage-sites-obtain-the-jubilee-indulgence
Learn more about this special year of 2025 and stay updated with the latest news at https://rcav.org/jubilee-2025 or subscribe to the Friday report at https://rcav.org/friday-report.
VOCATION LIVE-IN WEEKEND FEB 8-9
There will be a Vocation Live-In on the weekend of February 8-9 at the Seminary of Christ the King in Mission, BC. Anyone wishing to enter the Seminary in the next couple of years is welcome. For more information phone 604-826-8975 or email rector.minors@sck.ca
2025 HOLY CROSS ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Please save the date for the Holy Cross Annual Golf Tournament on
Friday May 9, 2025 from 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Riverway Golf Course in Burnaby. More information to come.
MASS INTENTIONS for Monday January 27, 2025, to Sunday February 2, 2025 (Requested by)
Mon. Jan 27 8:15 am
Spl. Int. Belinda Kwong (Kit)
Tues. Jan 28 8:15 am
++Allan Noel Fradin and Robert Fradin
Wed. Jan 29 8:15 am
++Allen Noel Fradin and Robert Fradin
Thurs. Jan 30 8:15 am
++Antonietta and Raffaelle Folino (Marisa and Nick)
Fri. Jan 31 8:15 am
+Adriano Van Essen (Family)
Fri. Jan 31 7:30 pm
+Lydia Bernadez Monte de Ramos
++Quirico and Honorata Migrino (Diva)
Spl. Int. Cristina Agrabio
Spl. Int. Michael Vincent Lu (Teresa Avelino-Lu)
Spl. Int. Catherine, Angela, Monica and Joachim Chen (Agnes)
Spl. Int. for Participants and Volunteers at Alpha
Spl. Int. for Healing for Alejo Mariano Junior (Angelina Marino)
Sat. Feb 1 9:00 am
++Souls in Purgatory
Sat. Feb 1 5:00 pm
+Carmine Rasquinha (Rasquinha Family)
+Pietro Pizzolato (Piovesan Family)
++Simplico Madayag and Maria Evangelista (Art and Connie Madayag)
+Mike De Mare
+George Watters
+Marlene Heck
Spl. Int. Carmine and Makiko (Diva)
Sun. Feb 2 8:00 am
+Tony De Santis (Family)
+Benito Poato (Rosa and Family)
Spl. Int. Bozena and Laszlo (Dolly and Walter Ammann)
Spl. Int. Romano Family (Family)
Spl. Int. Cathy K (Diva)
Sun. Feb 2 10:00am
+Henry Chung (Rosary Group)
+Rina Tinaburri (Lucy and Vik and Family)
++John and Rosalind Fernandez (Family)
+Vincenza Ferro (Corrado Family)
+Luigi Bertelle (Family)
+Eleonora Schiavinato (Pierina Ceron)
+Eunice Marchetti (Zucchetto and Marchiori Families)
+Robert Veltri (Wife Roseanne)
Sun. Feb 2 12:00 Noon
+Zarela Delgado de Brain (Costanza)
+Mike De Mare (Mary De Fazio)
+Joe Fuoco (Teresa and Domenico Sorace)
+Vincenza Bellico (Family)
++++Lewis and Rosemary Glavina and John and Teresa Stimson (Kim Dao)
+Gino Battochio (Family)
Spl. Int. Rosanna Sorace (Anna)
Spl. Int. Gail Manabat (Psalm)
Sun. Feb 2 5:00 pm
+Sante Campeotte
Spl. Int. Angie and David (Agnes)
Spl. Int. Krys Bondi (Holy Cross CWL)
Spl. Int. Stefanus Soegiarto (Sunday 5:00 pm Choir)